[blparent] Adopting a Pet

[Veronica Smith]

My sister's cat was declawed and that silly cat started biting and it could
indeed climb a tree, using it's rear claws and hugging the tree, it went
right up.  They never take out the rear claws.

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Amanda Winkler
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 11:15 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Adopting a Pet

If you decide to keep the cat and declaw it just that the cat will be 
defenseless if it ever got outside even in your backyard
.  It will no longer defend itself from other cats, dogs, and other wild 
animals.  It will no longer be able to climb a tree to get out of danger.

Amanda
--------------------------------------------------
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at msn.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 9:57 AM
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [blparent] Adopting a Pet

> Hello.  Gerald and I are considering in taking a stray cat who needs a 
> home.  The cat is healthy, has had his shots, been checked for worms and 
> leukemia.  He's not fixed or de-clawed.  I don't know much about cats, so 
> I have a few questions.
>
> What do I need to know before trying to introduce the cat to my guide dog?
>
> I'd like to take the cat on a trial basis for a few days.  How can I make 
> it clear to my three-year-old that the kitty is going to stay through the 
> weekend, and then we'll see from there?  Would that idea be too hard on 
> her?
>
> I know de-clawing is beyond the scope of this list, but is it something I 
> should consider doing because of Sarah?
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> "How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, 
> compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant 
> of the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been 
> all of these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist
> _______________________________________________
> blparent mailing list
> blparent at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> blparent:
>
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent_nfbnet.org/awcactuscat1%40hotmail
.com
> 

_______________________________________________
blparent mailing list
blparent at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
blparent:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent_nfbnet.org/madison_tewe%40spinn.n
et